Baltimore priest retires at request of Keeler
Anticipating the adoption next month of a national zero tolerance policy toward priests who sexually abuse minors, Cardinal William H. Keeler asked a priest accused 20 years ago of molesting...
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Keeler apologizes for abuse by priests
Cardinal William H. Keeler has apologized for the first time to victims of sex abuse by Roman Catholic priests and said he regrets his 1993 decision to return the Rev....
Shooting suspect cites priest's abuse
A 26-year-old man charged with shooting a Roman Catholic priest he says molested him years ago walked into a Northwest Baltimore church service hours after the assault, came forward to...
Maryland center claims success treating priests
Tucked away on a 43-acre suburban campus in Silver Spring, the St. Luke Institute boasts garden courtyards, tennis and handball courts and, by its own account, extraordinary success over the...
Anger at sexual abuse justified, Keeler says
Acknowledging that "these are difficult times to be Catholic," Cardinal William H. Keeler told a gathering of priests and lay people last night that they are justified in being angry...
Must a priest's celibacy be condition of his work?
The Rev. Robert J. Fagan was a popular, successful and committed priest, recently assigned to a high-profile position as an associate pastor at the Roman Catholic cathedral in Washington when...
Catholic paper poses questions on celibacy
Opening the door on a topic the Vatican has said is closed for discussion, the Archdiocese of Boston's newspaper published an editorial yesterday raising questions about the Roman Catholic Church...
Baseball fans and commuters held hostage by road closings
The clouds of acrid black smoke that spewed from yesterday's tunnel fire made virtual prisoners of thousands of commuters and Orioles fans who were stuck downtown for hours in gridlocked...
PARENTAL GUIDANCE
I agree with Leonard Pitts' March 7, "Be careful whom your kid looks up to . . . it could be you." It is all too common for many parents...
NO `DRIVE-THROUGH’
I support the bill sponsored by Sen. Bill Bradley (D-N.J.) and Rep. Gerald Solomon (R-N.Y.) that would guarantee hospital coverage for health plans that cover maternity care to provide at...